District-wise LPG MRPs too issued
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has sent a Price Determination Notification (PDN) 26 September to the domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) suppliers Litro Gas Lanka and LAUGFS Gas PLC, allowing them to revise their domestic LPG prices. Accordingly new District-wise LPG Maximum Retail Prices too have now been finalised by the CAA.
The 26 September PDN is issued in accordance with Section 18 of CAA Act and is in response to previous applications to do so by the domestic LPG supplier firms Litro Gas Lanka and LAUGFS Gas PLC to allow them to revise their LPG prices in the market.
Accordingly, price increase of Rs 110.00 is allowed for a 12.5 Kg LPG Cylinder, price increase of Rs 44.00 is allowed for a 5Kg LPG Cylinder, and a price increase of Rs 20.00 is allowed for a 2.3 Kg LPG Cylinder. The new prices can be effected by these supplier firms starting 1.00am on Tuesday 26 September.
The new District-on-District MRPs for LPG are Colombo (12.5kg-Rs 1,431.00, 2.3kg Rs 288.00, 5 Kg Rs 606.00), Gampaha (12.5kg-Rs 1,442.00, 2.3kg Rs 304.00, 5 Kg Rs 611.00), Kalutara(12.5kg-Rs 1,450.00, 2.3kg Rs 306.00, 5 Kg Rs 616.00), Puttalam(12.5kg-Rs 1,466.00, 2.3kg Rs 307.00, 5 Kg Rs 621.00), Kegalle(12.5kg-Rs 1,470.00, 2.3kg Rs 309.00, 5 Kg Rs 626.00), Kurunegala(12.5kg-Rs 1,469.00, 2.3kg Rs 309.00, 5 Kg Rs 626.00), Galle (12.5kg-Rs 1,473.00, 2.3kg Rs 310.00, 5 Kg Rs 626.00), Ratnapura(12.5kg-Rs 1,473.00, 2.3kg Rs 308.00, 5 Kg Rs 626.00), Kandy(12.5kg-Rs 1,483.00, 2.3kg Rs 310.00, 5 Kg Rs 631.00), Matara(12.5kg-Rs 1,486.00, 2.3kg Rs 312.00, 5 Kg Rs 631.00), Matale(12.5kg-Rs 1,487.00, 2.3kg Rs 311.00, 5 Kg Rs 636.00), Trincomalee(12.5kg-Rs 1,509.00, 2.3kg Rs 315.00, 5 Kg Rs 646.00), Anuradhapura (12.5kg-Rs 1,507.00, 2.3kg Rs 314.00, 5 Kg Rs 646.00), Polonnaruwa (12.5kg-Rs 1,507.00, 2.3kg Rs 313.00, 5 Kg Rs 646.00), Vavuniya(12.5kg-Rs 1,508.00, 2.3kg Rs 309.00, 5 Kg Rs 646.10), Mannar(12.5kg-Rs 1,526.00, 2.3kg Rs 309.00, 5 Kg Rs 655.80), Hambanthota(12.5kg-Rs 1,509.00, 2.3kg Rs 315.00, 5 Kg Rs 646.00), Monaragala (12.5kg-Rs 1,540.00, 2.3kg Rs 316.00, 5 Kg Rs 661.00), Badulla(12.5kg-Rs 1,527.00, 2.3kg Rs 315.00, 5 Kg Rs 656.00), Ampara(12.5kg-Rs 1,544.00, 2.3kg Rs 317.00, 5 Kg Rs 661.00), Nuwara Eliya(12.5kg-Rs 1,521.00, 2.3kg Rs 313.00, 5 Kg Rs 651.00), Batticaloa(12.5kg-Rs 1,542.00, 2.3kg Rs 317.00, 5 Kg Rs 661.00), Jaffna (12.5kg-Rs 1,551.00, 2.3kg Rs 305.00, 5 Kg Rs 665.43), Kilinochchi (12.5kg-Rs 1,535.00, 2.3kg Rs 312.00, 5 Kg Rs 690.65), Mullaitive (12.5kg-Rs 1,534.00, 2.3kg Rs 312.00, 5 Kg Rs 691.16).
These MRPs are calculated based on the formula used by CAA.